Objectives To explore serum cytokines levels (including IL-1β, sIL-2R, IL-6, TNF-α, and IFN-ν) and their significance in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and the subsequent follow-ups, with attempt to es...Objectives To explore serum cytokines levels (including IL-1β, sIL-2R, IL-6, TNF-α, and IFN-ν) and their significance in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and the subsequent follow-ups, with attempt to estimate the role of various serum inflammatory markers in the diagnosis and assessment of ACS. Methods The study population include 40 patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), 40 patients with unstable angina pectoris (UAP), and 40 controls. Among the 80 patients, 60 patients attended a follow up 4 months later. Serum inflammatory markers including IL-1β, sIL-2R, IL-6, TNF-α, and IFN-νwere measured by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. ResultsSerum IL-1β, sIL-2R, IL-6, TNF-αwere significantly higher in AMI group or UAP group compared to the con-trol group and became significantly lower 4 months later in the follow-up patients. Serum levels of IFN-νshows no signifi-cant difference between AMI group or UAP group and controls, also showing no significant change when measured in follow up patients. There was no correlation between serum creatine kinase-MB isoenzyme levels and serum inflammatory markers either in UAP or AMI group. Furthermore, when divided into two subgroups using Wagner’s QRS scoring system in the AMI group, there is no difference of each serum inflammatory marker between ≤6 scores group and > 6 scores group. Conclusion Serum levels of certain inflammatory markers may have some diagnostic value for ACS, and can be a us-eful marker reflecting disease stability.展开更多
Objective:This study investigated the potential mechanisms of Ganduqing Granule(GDQG)in improving the liver function in patients with chronic hepatitis B(CHB).Methods:Plasma samples from 30 healthy volunteers and 30 p...Objective:This study investigated the potential mechanisms of Ganduqing Granule(GDQG)in improving the liver function in patients with chronic hepatitis B(CHB).Methods:Plasma samples from 30 healthy volunteers and 30 patients with CHB before and after the treatment with GDQG were measured for the alterations in liver function and metabolites,using the method of ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with time-of-flight mass spectrometry.Results:Patients with CHB developed severe liver dysfunction,which was associated with the higher plasma levels of 8 metabolites when compared with those of the normal control(P<0.05).Interestingly,after treatment with GDQG for 3 weeks,the 8 metabolites were significantly reduced(P<0.05).Among them,glycochenodeoxycholate-3-sulfate,glycochenodeoxycholic acid-3-glucuronide,taurochenodeoxycholic acid,and 7b-hydroxy-3-oxo-5b-cholanoic acid were associated with the metabolism of bile acids,while 3b,16a-dihydroxyandrostenone sulfate,lysophosphatidylcholine(C18:3),and lysophosphatidylethanolamine(C22:1)were related to the metabolism of lipids.2,6-Diamino-4-hydroxy-5-N-methylformamidopyrimidine was related to hepatic oxidative stress.Meanwhile,liver damage in patients was greatly reduced.Conclusion:Treatment with GDQG has improved liver function of patients with CHB through the possible mechanism of adjusting the metabolic disorders related to lipids,bile acids,and oxidative stress.展开更多
Royal jelly （R J） is a well-known bioactive substance. It contains large amounts of major royal jelly proteins （MRJPs）, which express growth-factor-like activity in several animal and human cell lines. However, th...Royal jelly （R J） is a well-known bioactive substance. It contains large amounts of major royal jelly proteins （MRJPs）, which express growth-factor-like activity in several animal and human cell lines. However, the question on whether MRJPs possess growth-factor-like activity on all types of cell cultures remains. In order to determine whether MRJPs can be used as an alternative to fetal bovine serum （FBS） in different types of human cell culture, the prolif- eration of the complex serum with different ratios of MRJPs/FBS （M/F） was evaluated on five cell lines： 293T, HFL-I, 231, HCT116, and Changliver using MTT （3-（4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl）-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide） assay. The proliferation activity of the combination of the complex M/F serum with cytokines on the test cell lines was also measured. The results demonstrated that the complex serum with M/F 6/4 possessed the highest proliferation activity similar to or in excess of FBS. However, no activity of complex medium with M/F 6/4 was observed in 231 cells, indicating a selectivity of MRJPs on cell types. Compared with the complex medium with M/F 6/4, the complex medium with M/F 6/4 together with two cytokines, epidermal growth factor （EGF） and insulin-transferrin-selenium （ITS）, pro- moted proliferations of Changliver, 293T, HCT116, and H FL-I by 18.73%-56.19% （P〈0.01）. Our findings demonstrate that MRJPs could partially replace FBS in culturing many human cell lines.展开更多
文摘Objectives To explore serum cytokines levels (including IL-1β, sIL-2R, IL-6, TNF-α, and IFN-ν) and their significance in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and the subsequent follow-ups, with attempt to estimate the role of various serum inflammatory markers in the diagnosis and assessment of ACS. Methods The study population include 40 patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), 40 patients with unstable angina pectoris (UAP), and 40 controls. Among the 80 patients, 60 patients attended a follow up 4 months later. Serum inflammatory markers including IL-1β, sIL-2R, IL-6, TNF-α, and IFN-νwere measured by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. ResultsSerum IL-1β, sIL-2R, IL-6, TNF-αwere significantly higher in AMI group or UAP group compared to the con-trol group and became significantly lower 4 months later in the follow-up patients. Serum levels of IFN-νshows no signifi-cant difference between AMI group or UAP group and controls, also showing no significant change when measured in follow up patients. There was no correlation between serum creatine kinase-MB isoenzyme levels and serum inflammatory markers either in UAP or AMI group. Furthermore, when divided into two subgroups using Wagner’s QRS scoring system in the AMI group, there is no difference of each serum inflammatory marker between ≤6 scores group and > 6 scores group. Conclusion Serum levels of certain inflammatory markers may have some diagnostic value for ACS, and can be a us-eful marker reflecting disease stability.
文摘Objective:This study investigated the potential mechanisms of Ganduqing Granule(GDQG)in improving the liver function in patients with chronic hepatitis B(CHB).Methods:Plasma samples from 30 healthy volunteers and 30 patients with CHB before and after the treatment with GDQG were measured for the alterations in liver function and metabolites,using the method of ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with time-of-flight mass spectrometry.Results:Patients with CHB developed severe liver dysfunction,which was associated with the higher plasma levels of 8 metabolites when compared with those of the normal control(P<0.05).Interestingly,after treatment with GDQG for 3 weeks,the 8 metabolites were significantly reduced(P<0.05).Among them,glycochenodeoxycholate-3-sulfate,glycochenodeoxycholic acid-3-glucuronide,taurochenodeoxycholic acid,and 7b-hydroxy-3-oxo-5b-cholanoic acid were associated with the metabolism of bile acids,while 3b,16a-dihydroxyandrostenone sulfate,lysophosphatidylcholine(C18:3),and lysophosphatidylethanolamine(C22:1)were related to the metabolism of lipids.2,6-Diamino-4-hydroxy-5-N-methylformamidopyrimidine was related to hepatic oxidative stress.Meanwhile,liver damage in patients was greatly reduced.Conclusion:Treatment with GDQG has improved liver function of patients with CHB through the possible mechanism of adjusting the metabolic disorders related to lipids,bile acids,and oxidative stress.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.31271848)the Important Scientific&Technical Innovation Project of Hangzhou(No.20131812A25)the Foundation of Fuli Institute of Food Science of Zhejiang University(No.KY201404),China
文摘Royal jelly （R J） is a well-known bioactive substance. It contains large amounts of major royal jelly proteins （MRJPs）, which express growth-factor-like activity in several animal and human cell lines. However, the question on whether MRJPs possess growth-factor-like activity on all types of cell cultures remains. In order to determine whether MRJPs can be used as an alternative to fetal bovine serum （FBS） in different types of human cell culture, the prolif- eration of the complex serum with different ratios of MRJPs/FBS （M/F） was evaluated on five cell lines： 293T, HFL-I, 231, HCT116, and Changliver using MTT （3-（4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl）-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide） assay. The proliferation activity of the combination of the complex M/F serum with cytokines on the test cell lines was also measured. The results demonstrated that the complex serum with M/F 6/4 possessed the highest proliferation activity similar to or in excess of FBS. However, no activity of complex medium with M/F 6/4 was observed in 231 cells, indicating a selectivity of MRJPs on cell types. Compared with the complex medium with M/F 6/4, the complex medium with M/F 6/4 together with two cytokines, epidermal growth factor （EGF） and insulin-transferrin-selenium （ITS）, pro- moted proliferations of Changliver, 293T, HCT116, and H FL-I by 18.73%-56.19% （P〈0.01）. Our findings demonstrate that MRJPs could partially replace FBS in culturing many human cell lines.
